WAGR M class
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The WAGR M class was a class of 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1912 and 1955. A total of 13 of them were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co, Manchester in two batches.[1]
History[]
The first batch of six engines, was built in 1911. This batch, which entered WAGR service in 1912, was only the third Garratt design to be built, and represented a significant step in the development of the type. The second batch, of seven engines, was built in 1913/14, and was designated as the Ms class because its members were superheated. One of the engines in the first batch was later fitted with a superheater and reclassified as an Ms class engine.[2][3]
All of the M/Ms class locomotives were used to haul trains on the WAGR's light lines. They were withdrawn from service between 1947 and 1955, and all were scrapped.[1]
Class lists[]
M class list[]
The numbers and periods in service of each member of the M class were as follows:[1]
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Ms class list[]
The numbers and periods in service of each member of the Ms class were:[1]
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Namesakes[]
The M class designation was previously used for the M class locomotives that were withdrawn in 1911. It was reused in the 1970s when the M class diesel locomotives entered service.
See also[]
- History of rail transport in Western Australia
- List of Western Australian locomotive classes
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b c d Gunzburg 1984, p. 92.
- ^ Gunzburg 1984, pp. 90–92.
- ^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. pp. 54, 63. ISBN 086417778X.
Bibliography[]
- Durrant, A E (1981). Garratt Locomotives of the World (rev. and enl. ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0715376411.
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.
External links[]
Media related to WAGR M class at Wikimedia Commons
- Beyer, Peacock locomotives
- Garratt locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1912
- Steam locomotives of Western Australia
- 2-6-0+0-6-2 locomotives
- 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
- Freight locomotives
- Scrapped locomotives